Billy has been sober for 17 years but still regularly attends AA meetings and has continued these online during lockdown — enjoying them far more than he thought he would.

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Aoife is in London and missing her mum in Ireland — Bernie — who, after leaving school at the age of fifteen, singlehandedly raised four children whilst working nights at a factory and studying to teach children with special needs. She is, in Aoife's words, a "powerhouse of a woman".

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94-year-old Betty Webb MBE, a veteran of the code-breaking establishment at Bletchley Park, is looking forward to leading an online singalong with music from the Yorkshire Military Band to mark the 75th VE Day celebrations on 8th May. She gives her perspective on the pandemic, recalls her time at Bletchley Park and describes what it felt like to be part of the celebrations at the end of World War II.

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Acclaimed chef and owner of Oklava in London Selin Kiazim talks about the heartbreaking decision to temporarily close her restaurant, her Grandmother's recipes and the joy of sharing food with the people we love.

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A little bit of joy from writer and conductor Lev Parikian, who is missing live musical performances but taking solace in the birdsong near his home that he writes about.

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Gabrielle lost her wonderful mother, Audrey, to Covid-19 on 14th April — and yet has found huge hope and comfort in the kindness of others.

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It's the fourth week of lockdown and we chat backstreet osteopaths, all-time favourite trips and the likelihood this will change us.

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Journalist and writer Hattie Crisell on the pressure to be creative in lockdown, the things that bring her calm and missing her friend, Sandeep.

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Sam made a career change in her fifties to become a critical care nurse. She's now working on the frontline of the pandemic and missing one of her closest friends, Christine.

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Comedy writer and actor Brona C Titley is missing family in Ireland — particularly her sister Aoife.

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